Cheat codes and lyrics copier

**kingsimon999** · 08-03-2004, 12:43 PM

I am doing some experimenting with trying to find or create a programme that will use a template page of my website and place the content in for me.

e.g. I have created a template page for Colossal Cheats, my new site, but now i need to find the cheats from other websites. This will be a task of copying and pasting cheats onto about 600 or so pages.

But instead of repeating the same actions for each cheat page I was hoping I could find or create a programme which will copy the content for me.

Anyone have any ideas of whether it is possible to do this? or just point me in the right direction?

I was thinking along the lines of a macro type action.

Thanks in advance

**MarkB** · 08-03-2004, 12:55 PM

So you want help to steal other sites' content?

**incka** · 08-03-2004, 01:13 PM

But it's not there content.

I would pay hundreds for a script that could do this.

**kingsimon999** · 08-03-2004, 01:32 PM

steal content - lol
Every PS2 cheat is the same - they are not unique
this is the same case with lyrics, all i am suggesting is a script which could speed up the process.

**AndyH** · 08-03-2004, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by MarkB

So you want help to steal other sites' content?

Cheats and Lyrics arn't copyright to the website owner - Walkthroughts and the likes are, however.

Originally Posted by incka

But it's not there content.

I would pay hundreds for a script that could do this.

I made one for me, very simple actually.

**kingsimon999** · 08-03-2004, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by AndyH

I made one for me, very simple actually.

Would you be able to point me into the right direction of what I would need to use and create the script. Would i have to know a programming language?

**eMEraLdwPn** · 08-03-2004, 04:15 PM

i can make you one if you want... depending how much you're willing to pay of course... ;-)

**MarkB** · 08-03-2004, 10:43 PM

When did I say that the content is copyright? Fact is, the site has gone to the trouble to build up its collection of cheats, and here you guys are quite happy to just rip it in one foul swoop. What's wrong with actually putting some effort in?

**AndyH** · 08-03-2004, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by kingsimon999

Would you be able to point me into the right direction of what I would need to use and create the script. Would i have to know a programming language?

Yes you would.

Originally Posted by MarkB

When did I say that the content is copyright? Fact is, the site has gone to the trouble to build up its collection of cheats, and here you guys are quite happy to just rip it in one foul swoop. What's wrong with actually putting some effort in?

By effort do you mean "spending weeks adding cheats one by one and doing the exact same thing as if you made a script do it for you"?

I don't have time to do that, exspecially to make a website on a saturated category which will probably make little money.

Personally, I don't find anything wrong in taking non-copyright/non-IP material and I don't see why I should.

**eMEraLdwPn** · 08-04-2004, 12:27 AM

as far as lyrics go, it's painfully obvious that every site just copies and pastes from each other anyway, as there are the same typos and mistakes on 9 out of 10 sites... whether they're actually copying / pasting, or using a script to take them, i have no idea, but i know which one is a lot easier...